# Accident 20250628008749A: Republic RC-3, Cavanaugh Bay, ID, June 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2025, 12:45 local time
- Place: Cavanaugh Bay, ID
- Airport: Tanglefoot
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7250° N, 116.8423° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7250&lon=-116.8423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6759K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6759K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A8 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250628008749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REVIEWED VIDEO OF ACCIDENT. WATER TAKEOFF.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT WAS PORPOISING WHILE HEADING CLOSE TO THE BEACH. IT APPEARED RIGHT WING PONTOON HIT WATER HARD DURING A TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT TO AVOID BEACH AND LOST TAKE OFF SPEED. CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL. LIFTED APPOXIMATELY FIFTEEN FEET OUT OF THE WATER ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB. APPEARED TO STALL.  HARD BANK RIGHT. HARD BANK LEFT. LEFT WING WENT INTO WATER AND CRASH INTO WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA198), Jun 28, 2025: Republic RC-3 (N6759K), Coolin, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane and exceedance of the critical angle of attack during takeoff in windy conditions which resulted in a subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N6759K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850702038069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702038069I), Jul 2, 1985: Stolam RC3 (N6759K), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Lost directional control during rollout in crosswind. Landing gear failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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